Thursday 28 February 2013

FRIDAY MARCH 1st RACING POST 2013. BEN HUTTON, BRINGS US NEWS OF GLASGOW FESTIVAL PREVIEW NIGHT, NICK LUCK HOST TO 600 RAISES £100,000 FOR CANCER CHARITY.




RACING POST FRIDAY MARCH 1st 2013
WEEK MONDAY FEBRUARY 25th TO SUNDAY MARCH 3rd 2013

REVIEW YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
 http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/results/home.sd?r_date=2013-02-28 
 
PREVIEW TODAY'S CARDS
http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd



DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2013
PUNTERS ZONE MEET UP WITH EQUUS ZONE

Tuesday March 12 to Friday March 15
Cheltenham Festival Betting Odds
http://www.cheltenham-festival.co.uk/
http://www.cheltenhamfestivalinfo.com/index.php/en/






FESTIVAL PREVIEW NIGHT HILTON HOTEL GLASGOW
Tuesday February 26th 2013
 
"Wark walks the walk as panellists talk the talk
 
Ben Hutton in Glasgow
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have the finest Cheltenham Festival preview panel ever assembled!
 
"So host Nick Luck welcomes the 600 Glasgow Hilton attendees on Tuesday for an evening in support of Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres and St Andrews' Hospice, the first Cheltenham preview of its type in Scotland.
"Nick certainly isn't overstating the panel members either, because among those looking down on the 60 circular tables laid out for a three-course meal are Barry Geraghty, Charlie Swan, Nicky Henderson, Lucinda Russell, Tony McCoy and Arthur Moore.
 
"They all get the rousing introductions and acknowledgements they deserve and, if Lucinda Russell's festival achievements have yet to match those of her panel contemporaries you wouldn't  have guessed it, as the loudest roar of appreciation is sent in the direction of the Scottish trainer.
 
"The interactive silent auction is thoroughly good fun, with each table hosting  an iPad through which to bid and the four big screens detailing how much everything is going for and who to. One wag bids for a round of golf in the name of Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark. Hang on a minute, it is Newsnight Kirsty Wark! The patron of Maggie's reveals that she used to go racing at Windsor every Monday night during the 1980's, and addresses the crowd , concluding:"Glasgow has never seen anything like this, it's going to be an extraordinary night!
 
"And so it is. With two hours left to go in the silent auction the bids for the 23 lots already amount to £13,500.



"Following dinner, Luck begins proceedings just as all things Cheltenham should, with the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. There aren't many negatives about My Tent Or Yours, other than Henderson pointing out that he needs to prove he's as good on an undulating  track as he is on a flat course, adding that "River Maigue isn't incapable"

 "Henderson, asked if Simonsig would be in the top five horses he has ever trained, replies in the affirmative, adding "He's got a huge amount of speed, buckets of it".

 
"Geraghty says of Grandouet in the Champion Hurdle: "His form ties in with Zarkandar but I'd like to think we'd beat him," while Henderson has a sneaky feeling Binocular is coming back to his best. He's also got the same inkling regarding Riverside Theatre, and reports Captain Coonan had worked brilliantly that morning. The Jewson is the probable race for him, although Henderson says Dynaste would scare him if switching from the RSA.

"The RSA Chase. The panel discuss the desperate record of Feltham winners but AP has some soothing words for fans of Dynaste: "He's a completely different horse to Grands Crus, who was very free. Dynste is much more relaxed."
 
 
"The Champion Chase is given little air time with nobody willing to oppose Sprinter Sacre, but Oskar Whisky has a few fans on the pane for the World Hurdle, with Henderson saying: "I don't think it was the real Oscar Whisky last year and without Big Buck's we've got to try again."
 
"The Racing Post Cheltenham Festival Guide 2013 is out now  - only £9.99. Order your copy at www.racingpost.com/shop or on 01933  304858.






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